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Field is set for 2010 ITC

The field for the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships has been determined following sectional qualifying tournaments held this weekend.

Sectional qualifiers were held March 13-14 at four sites - AMF Parkway Lanes in Allentown, Pa.; Holiday Bowl-Brainerd in Chattanooga, Tenn.; Landmark Lanes in Peoria, Ill.; and the South Point Hotel and Casino Bowling Center in Las Vegas. The ITC sectionals consist of 32 Baker System games each day for a total of 64 Baker games.

The top four men's teams and top four women's teams at each sectional, based on total pinfall, earned spots in the 2010 USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships. The ITC will be held April 14-17 at the El Paso (Texas) Convention and Performing Arts Center.

A look at the final results from each sectional and the fields for the ITC:(For full game-by-game results, click here)

PEORIA (ILL.) SECTIONALThe Wichita State men's team will seek its third consecutive ITC title after winning the sectional with a 13,072 pinfall total. The Shockers, who will make their 30th appearance in the national tournament, have won nine national titles. McKendree, Newman and Calumet College, which overtook Morehead State for the final spot on Sunday, also advanced.

The Wichita State women's team also will return to defend its title after claiming the sectional title. Joining Wichita State at the national tournament will be McKendree, Wright State and Wisconsin-Whitewater.

ALLENTOWN (PA.) SECTIONALWebber International made a big climb on Sunday, jumping from sixth to first. While Webber trailed Rochester Institute of Technology by just 149 pins entering the day, it was 128 back after the first 16 games on Sunday. But the Webber team knocked down 3,555 pins over its final 16 games - averaging a little more than 222 per game - to win the sectional by more than 250 pins. William Paterson, RIT and Hudson Valley CC also advanced.

In the women's division, 2008 ITC women's champion Pikeville held off Webber International for the sectional title. The women's team for Webber has reached the ITC in its inaugural season. Pikeville has qualified for nationals in all nine years of its program's existence.

CHATTANOOGA (TENN.) SECTIONALSaginaw Valley State was able to hold off Lindenwood for the sectional title despite Lindenwood men's team firing a 300 game on Sunday. Central Florida was steady on Sunday, averaging just over 200 per game, to move from fifth to third. Purdue was able to hold off North Carolina State for the final men's spot.

The Maryland-Eastern Shore and Central Florida women's teams continued their battle for the sectional title on Sunday. Central Florida held a slim 30-pin lead heading into the final 16 games, but UMES, the second-ranked team in the NCAA, was 67 pins better during the final stretch to win the sectional. Lindenwood and Florida State took the final two ITC qualifying spots.

LAS VEGAS SECTIONALThe Cal State-Fresno men's team couldn't defend its Las Vegas sectional title but did move from sixth to second place on Sunday to earn a spot at the ITC. Robert Morris (Ill.), sitting in third to start the day, never slowed down on Sunday and won the sectional by 209 pins. Arizona State and Nebraska-Lincoln also advanced.

Cal State-Fresno, which had one of the youngest teams at ITC last year, will return after winning the sectional by nearly 250 pins. West Texas A&amp;M, which last won a title 1996, claimed the fourth and final spot.